Charles Templeton

Charles Bradley Templeton (October 7, 1915 – June 7, 2001) was a Canadian cartoonist, evangelist, agnostic, politician, newspaper editor, inventor, broadcaster and author.

Quotes

• You are born with two things: existence and opportunity, and these are the raw materials out of which you can make a successful life.
  • Succeeding (1989)

• It is easy to prime the pump and have the words gush forth in a torrent of pious phrases but the proof of what we really want – regardless of what we say we want – is evident in the way we live.
  • Farewell to God: My Reasons for Rejecting the Christian Faith (1995)